Hacker, Collins pace Battalion awards
THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1974
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By TONY GALLUCCI
Staff Sports Writer
| In balloting by the sports depart
ment of the Battalion, Jim Hacker
and Jean Collins walked away with
top honors in the first Battalion
ports Awards.
THE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
AWARD goes to third baseman Jim
acker, a sure All-America selec-
bn. His batting average of .477 led
Other i the conference and places him fourth
Jradualfl 0,1 ^l-time list. His outstanding
required|l ay ^ so nette d him a spot the past
Kkll on the All-World Amateur Team
''"which copped a 2-1 decision over
Nicaragua in the final.
pioymentil All-American linebacker Ed
imonini was the close runnerup in
oting. Simonini was chosen SWC
tefensive Player of the Year for his
utstanding abilities on the football
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THE WOMAN ATHLETE OF
THE YEAR goes to All-American
Ijean Collins. Collins was named A-A
in the 400-yd. freestyle relay, 50-yd.
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The runnerup is basketball center
bH 8<e* ;j SS y Auclair. Auclair was the top
corer on the squad the past year in
me Aggies first women's basketball
eason. She was later invited to try
>ut for the Olympic team.
THE COACH OF THE YEAR
;oes to swimming and Water Polo
each Dennis Fosdick. Fosdick led
he swimmers to their best showing
at the conference meet in years. His
water polo team has gained interna
tional prominence through trips to
Brazil and the West Coast.
Second place goes to tennis men
tor Omar Smith. Smith retires at the
end of this season after 15 years as
the head coach. His talented netters
have earned him 12 straight winning
seasons and two doubles champion
ships.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR is
Shiffon Baker, a nationally ranked
schoolboy from Elgin. Baker has al
ready proven himself a very consis
tent and capable performer in the
hurdles and longjump. His best time
of the year is 13.99 in the 120 highs.
Second to Baker is Fresh Quarter
back David Walker. Walker, a
Louisianan, came from second-man
at a crucial time to add consistency to
the faltering Aggie squad.
TRANSFER OF THE YEAR
goes to new found Aggie basketball
star John Thornton. Thornton caught
fire in the middle of the season to end
up as one of the Aggies top scorers:
Thornton was honored as the SWC
Newcomer of the Year and voted
MVP by his teammates.
Runnerup is Fred Russ, new
shortstop on the A&M baseball
squad. Russ transferred from San
Jacinto JC to add stability to a sorely
lacking spot in the Aggie defense.
SURPRISE OF THE YEAR is
Don Riggs, a freshman high jumper
from Houston. Riggs entered A&M
without the comfort of a scholarship
with hopes of making the basketball
team as a walk-on. He was refused,
but was accepted by the track team
on the basis of his best high school
jump of 6-2. In his first collegiate
meet, an indoor affair at Monroe,
Louisiana, Riggs cleared 6-8, besting
his previous high by six inches.
Second is awarded to David
Walker, for proving to be a much
more talented quarterback than any
one suspected.
THE BEST INDIVIDUAL
PERFORMANCE goes to junior
tennis player Bill Hoover for his out
standing performance in the SWC
tournament. Hoover waded through
the seeded players, with such high
lights as beating third-seeded Lee
Merry and tough Alan Boss. George
Hardie of SMU defeated a weary
Hoover in the singles final.
Second in this category goes to Jim
Juhl, Aggie relief pitcher who saved
the Friday game of the SWC series
CONROE—Brenda Goldsmith,
in A&M freshman, surprised de-
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ending champion Beth Barry of
Mobile, Ala., 1 up, Thursday and
»ained a spot in the semifinals of the
Women’s Southern Amateur golf
tournament.
| Miss Goldsmith, a native of San
Antonio, won on the fourth hole of a
mdden death playoff. Miss
Goldsmith parred the hole before
Miss Barry missed a tying putt.
Both shots followed a controver
sial ruling, brought about because of
water on the green.
Miss Barry’s shot hit the green
while Miss Goldsmith’s shot was
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“QUALITY FIRST”
with Rice. Juhl came in the top of the
ninth with runners on second and
third and one out. A&M was ahead
4-3 at the time and the score was in
immediate jeopardy. Juhl struck out
the first two batters he faced with six
pitches.
THE BEST TEAM PERFOR
MANCE goes to the football team for
their efforts against SMU during the
football season past. The Ags easily
played their finest game of the sea
son in that contest.
Second goes to the baseball team
for wiping the slate clean with TCU
and in the process beating Frog ace
Frank Johnstone twice.
THE CLUB SPORT OF THE
YEAR goes to our most recent and
long awaited National Champion,
the Rugby Team. The ruggers ran up
their usual season record, heavy in
the win column. They also won the
State Rugby Union championship
just last week.
Second place goes to coach
Fosdick’s national contender Water
Polo team.
The next group of awards are less
than coveted awards, but ones which
are assuredly deserved. Most can be
understood from the titles of the
awards.
THE WORST PERFORMANCE
OF THE YEAR goes to the basket
ball team for their hopscotch match
with TCU in Fort Worth.
Second place goes to the Track
team for their not necessarily turtlish
but lack luster performance at the
Texas Relays, which brings us to the
next award.
THE SORE LEG AWARD goes
also to the track team for their in
creasing ability to come up with an
ache or pain right before the big
meet. Fortunately there has been
considerable improvement the past
two weeks and the team may lose the
award next year.
THE WILD PITCH OF THE
YEAR goes to Jim Juhl for the game
losing freebie he tossed in the At
Dennis Fosdick
last game. His throw kept A&M from
breaking the school record for wins
in a season and from at least taking
the series from Texas who had just
stripped the team of the title minutes
before.
THE BAD HOP AWARD goes to
cinch All-America second baseman
Mike Schraeder, who lost his cinch
when he collided with John Woods
in a practice game rupturing his
spleen. Schraeder sat out the rest of
the season.
Sprinter Sammy Dierschke took
second in voting. Dierschke just
can’t seem to stay healthy enough to
win anything.
THE TAKE THE MONEY AND
RUN AWARD goes to Ex-Aggie
pitcher Bobby Falcon who allowed
himself to be swayed by big bills and
allowed the Aggies to suffer a second
place finish for lack of adequate
pitching.
THE BUM CALL OF THE
YEAR goes to coach Emory Bellard
for his heat of the moment decision
in the Baylor game. The Ags were
well ahead but Bellard opted to go
for the fourth and one late in the
game on a very wet field. The Ags
failed to convert, the Bears took over
and scored jeopardizing the out
come. The Ags held on to win but
Bellard himself admitted that he
committed a no-no.
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distance.
Both golfers asked for drops and
Women’s Southern President Mrs.
Willis Graham allowed them better
positions. However, it was later de
termined that Miss Goldsmith
should not have been allowed a drop
but the original ruling stood.
In other quarterfinal action, Mary
Ann Rathmell, tournament medalist
from Houston, defeated Carol Tem-
plin of Sunrise, Fla., 3 and 2; Mary
Beth Morgan of Houston defeated
Nancy Hager of Dallas, 1 up; and
Martha Jones of Decatur, Ga., de
feated Pat Blocker of Tyler, Tex., 3
and 2.
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